So. Apparently I am inheriting a 1981 Honda Gold Wing. I have gone through the whole dirt bike thing when young and then transitioned into years of owning Ducati's then as I got a little older did the Harley thing. I could never see myself buying or riding a bike like this ever but. It is something my brother wants me to have. After thinking about it I believe I could ride this thing if I stripped the hell out of it. Just not the Gold Wing type person. Too generic for me. Anyway. I see some pretty cool stripped down versions as in bobber or cafe styling. I think I could ride this thing for awhile. Give me some thoughts or ideas on this project. Something like this image.Attachment 37461

That's a sweet ride! I was going to add that whatever you get...get what you want. No regrets cause you'll see it on the road and will kick yourself for not getting it. Or should I say, REGERTS! Nice '81 Gold Wing.

2017 Moto-Guzzi V7 III Classic. One thing I like about the V7 is its provenance - same look, style, feel, and motor for the past 50 years. You can park a 2017 next to a 1967 and they look about the same. They've been made in the same factory for 90 years.

It's not a cross-country cruiser (I didn't want one of those) but it is more than adequate for riding around town, country roads, two-up to some café 2 hours away for lunch, etc.

It wasn't expensive, and it's quite unique. Here you can see the 2017 and the 1974 similarities.

I grew up riding bikes. Went from a Honda XL75 to an XR185 to an XR500. Sole means of transport stationed in VA was a Suzuki GS650G. However, if I were to buy again, then it would be a Harley 883 (tricked out), or a Triumph Bonneville or something like that. Ymmv

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That only stupid people are breeding
The cretins cloning and feeding
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So, I went to see the GW I'm taking possession of. It's not 1981 afterall but a 2002 1800 GL with 60,000 mi. Freakin reverse......Whaaaaat . Not sure if I'm able to do a conversion like I wanted to. I wish it were an 80's bike. Hmmmmmm not sure what I'll do. image.jpg

it's a 1200 GSA...here we are somewhere in British Columbia (Columbia Ice Field if I recall). 14 day, 3000 mile Canada road trip. Rained most of it. The GSA performed as designed and exceeded expectation. The better half transitioned from a 650 Dakar to the 1200 GSA with zero problems.

It's got everything BMW offered from the factory on it
Ordered it while it was in Pre-Production while I was OCONUS
Had it shipped to a BMW Dealer on the East Coast

I've done more than 330,000mi in the Lower-48
On a dozen other brand bikes in the past 30 years
... wish I had gone to BMW years ago

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looking for opinions or guys/gals with experience with the Victory High Ball in terms of reliability, maintenance and a general ownership experience. I am looking to purchase a good condition 2014 High Ball with 9,300 miles on it for about $7,500. I THINK its a reasonable price. I am aware Victory is now out of business but they are said to support the bike with parts for roughly 10 years. Thanks for any thoughts.

A friend of mine had a '98 that he absolutely loved, and I can only imagine they've just gotten better in the past 20 years. He had aftermarket pipes that were only slightly shorter than stock, and you could hear him coming from two blocks away – almost as effective as a train horn.

DH, my twin brother has been riding a cop version of the Road King, a FLHTP, for almost 30 years now, I think it's an 89 Evo. Exterior is bone stock, the motor is fixed up moderately. He's 6'4" and it's just right for his size.

I'd say the softtail has alot of more stick-on chrome bits and geegaws, but it will sit a tad lower than the FLH.

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2017 Moto-Guzzi V7 III Classic. One thing I like about the V7 is its provenance - same look, style, feel, and motor for the past 50 years. You can park a 2017 next to a 1967 and they look about the same. They've been made in the same factory for 90 years.

It's not a cross-country cruiser (I didn't want one of those) but it is more than adequate for riding around town, country roads, two-up to some café 2 hours away for lunch, etc.

It wasn't expensive, and it's quite unique. Here you can see the 2017 and the 1974 similarities.